My garden is covered with it and however hard I have tried (over 30 years worth of trying) I cannot get rid of it. I have learned to just love it for its glossy green leaves and pretty yellow flowers and as I said earlier by Summer it completely disappears. It multiplies by little tubers which are VERY persistent. I remove buckets full every year but, as said, it resists all attempts to eradicate it. Another plus point is my early bees love it.
Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
Once more I'll put on what some on this forum call my "pedant" cap and state that the only way to know what we are talking about with plants ID is to use the scientific/Latin name. Common names are indeed interesting, but most confusing, this discussion is a perfect testimony to the problem!
I'll add that the scientific/Latin names are universal and can be understood by speakers of all languages, which common English names are not.
Plant submitted for ID by Overgrowth is indeed lesser celandine.
Common names: lesser celandine, fig buttercup, figwort, pilewort, etc.
Thanks all, and apologies - Yes, Creeping Charlie is Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederaceae). Guess we have all just called it that! (I'm based in northern UK)
I had ground ivy/creeping Charlie in my Belgian garden along with creeping buttercup, nettles, thistles, mares tail, sticky bud, dandelions, bindweed, couch grass, bittercress, chickweed, herb Robert....
So far in this one I have nettles which are mostly tucked away in wild corners so can stay for the wildlife; then mostly dandelions and lesser celandine. I don't mind the latter in the grass as it will get mowed anyway but I've started hoicking it out of the flower bed it's colonising.
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My garden is covered with it and however hard I have tried (over 30 years worth of trying) I cannot get rid of it. I have learned to just love it for its glossy green leaves and pretty yellow flowers and as I said earlier by Summer it completely disappears. It multiplies by little tubers which are VERY persistent. I remove buckets full every year but, as said, it resists all attempts to eradicate it. Another plus point is my early bees love it.
What Is the Difference Between Creeping Charlie and Creeping Jenny? at https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/groundcover/creeping-jenny/creeping-jenny-ground-cover.htm
Once more I'll put on what some on this forum call my "pedant" cap and state that the only way to know what we are talking about with plants ID is to use the scientific/Latin name. Common names are indeed interesting, but most confusing, this discussion is a perfect testimony to the problem!
I'll add that the scientific/Latin names are universal and can be understood by speakers of all languages, which common English names are not.
Plant submitted for ID by Overgrowth is indeed lesser celandine.
Common names: lesser celandine, fig buttercup, figwort, pilewort, etc.
Scientific name: Ficaria verna Huds. (formerly Ficaria ranunculoides Roth., formerly Ranunculus ficaria L, )
Now, who said scientific names were reliable and avoided confusion, and gives an example of 3 different scientific names for the same plant species?
This beast is much worse if you want to get rid of it
I just let it be as I do most things, it soon disappears in summer, I think someone said that earlier
In the sticks near Peterborough
I had ground ivy/creeping Charlie in my Belgian garden along with creeping buttercup, nettles, thistles, mares tail, sticky bud, dandelions, bindweed, couch grass, bittercress, chickweed, herb Robert....
So far in this one I have nettles which are mostly tucked away in wild corners so can stay for the wildlife; then mostly dandelions and lesser celandine. I don't mind the latter in the grass as it will get mowed anyway but I've started hoicking it out of the flower bed it's colonising.